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IL Was a Silver Certificate.

Boston Transcript
A dialogue similar to the following took place
on one of the street to- day:
Passenger hands the conductor $40 bill fof
one fare.
Conductor-Haven't you anything smallet
than thisl
Passenger feeling in his pocketsl-No, noth-
ing.
Conductor-All right. (Cioes out on the plat
form; then returns in a moment or two witt
two silver dollars twelve half dollars, five quar-
tiers and seven dimesl
Passenger-This is outrageous tCrowe
laughs). L will report YOU
Conductor-Al right. The bill says, Gooos
for ten silver dollars"
Passenger-Oh,
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Losses by Fire.

New YORK, Dec. ia fire broke out early
this morning in the seveu-story ironfront
building. No. 163 Green street 1t occurred on
the fourth story, which. with the fifth. sixth
and seventh, occupied by Hayes Pauley,
dealers in dress trimmings and braids. Their
loss is about $4,000. Schorestein Brothers,
agents for Emil Huber & Co., of Paris. manu-
facturers of silk plush. occupy the first story
Their damage by water is placed at 900
The second and third stories are occupied by S.
Hirsch & Sons. seaskins. and dealers in raw
and dressed furs. Their loss by water is about
$50. 600. with insurance of $3.50 Measrs
Steidecke Ernsheimer own the building,
which was damaged So. 900.
MARTINsvILLE Ind. Dec 13.-This morning
the general merchandise store of n. r. Schooley,
at Brooklyn, was destroyed by fire; also, the
barber shop of P Apple. No insurance. The
building belonged to A J. Fields. The total
loss is about s., GEO.
New YORK, Dec 13.-Fire in the Sawyer
electric-light mandatory, in Brooklyn. this
afternoon, caused a panic among the one kun
dred girls at work there. but all managed to es-
cape. Loss, $50 O00
CHATTANOOGA, Dec ia fire at the South
Tredegar rolling MILL this morning, destroyed
one-half f the mani department, involving a loss
Of 600 600.
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postal telegraph offices have been established in
every State and Territory The system is to be
constructed in straight lines. Is prac-
ticable. but regard Is to be taken of cities that
public The lines are to be constructed by the
engineer corps of the army, and then trans
erred to the custody os the Postmaster general.
The poles to be of iron, the wires of copper
and all other materials of the best character.
Eight wires to be strung the line from
New York ana Chicago, and four upon other
ines. The Secretary of War is authorized to
use the mIlitary-service lines of the United
States as far as expedient and also to make all
necessary condemnations of lands or buildings
ut fair com pensation All disputes to what
is fair compensation to be settled by the
Court of Claims. The Secretary further
thoriZed to construct, take and all
machinery aud devices, not including telegraph
lines, whether patented not, shall be
deemed necessary, the compensation to be de-
termined IN the same manner as condemnations
OF land. The sums of money necessary for this
purpose appropriated by the bill. A rate of
ten cents for each twenty words, and five
cents for eacE additional ten words. is fixed for
distances under 500 miles, and additional
rate OF five cents for each go miles over 500.
night rate of thirty-fve cents and day rate
of seventy-6ve cents is fixed for each one
hundred words transmitted for newspapers,
except that where the same dispatch is dropped
of at more than office the rates shall be
twenty five ana fifty cents, respectively, for
each dropped copy. The Office of director gen.
eral of telegraphs is created part of the
Postofice Department. Is made the duty OF the
Postmaster general to report 10 Congress. after
the passage of the act, plan for the complete
organization of the postal telegraph system.
with detailed estimates of men and money
needed. Before the system is put into opera
tion and employees selected, examinations are
to be held by the Civi-seryice Commission to
determine the fitness of applicants. -Four mill
ion dollars is appropriated for the location and
construction of the telegraph lines provided for
the act
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judicial tribunals, for the reason that the com
missionsrs are not restricted by rules or evil
dence from getting at the truth.
Then You are satisfied with the results or the
law as far as it has goneW
"Yes the value of the commission has been
demonstrated beyond controversy, as we'll as
the i'm portance of the law. and its defects are
not great as l anticipated It merely an
experiment but, though am an interested OBJ
server, judge that it has been generally salts
factory. L knew 1t was not a perfect bill and
had great many misgivings when it was passed,
but it has run easier and been much more eff
fective than / anticipated. which, it is only fair
to say, was largely due to the industry of the
commission and the common sense application OF
its provisions 1t has not proved oppressive.
but has been beneficial to the railway COM
panies TO the public
What amendments do you proposea
"The principal amendment l propose is for
the purpose of making it more clear that the law
hicles of public transportation by railways, in
GLIDING express agencies, sleeping cars, tank
cars. etc. There is another amendment which
Is intended to give the commission more power
and make the law little more clear and positive
to it's authority to determine the amount OF
damages sustained by shippers from extortion
and otherwise, and making the method of recov-
cry more effective. In the section in regard to
the publication of rates the provisions as to the
reduction and advance of rates are repeated in
order that there may be no doubt as to their ap-
plication general through rates, and the short
haul portion is repeated and made to apply to
general through rates for the same purpose and
thorized to prescribe the form in which the pub
location of rates shall be made"
What method have you provided for ascer-
tanning damages"
1T is proposed that when anyone seeks to re-
cover damages and the carrier shall file it's
sent that the commission pass upon that
question and that both will be bound by its de-
cison. The conclusion OF the commission shall
stand as judgment, and may be enforced by
execution. in the same way as judgments of the
United States Circuit Courts enforced. IL
consent is not filed the commission can in
vestigate and report upon the subject of dam
age. and if it finds that specified compensation
should be paid to the complainant, 1t may name
time for the payment of such damages and
the carrier shall make such payment within the
time named. The same shall be in full satisfac-
ton of any claim the complainant might have
under the act account of the extortion COM
planned of. But if such payment is not made.
the complainant may proceed to sue for such
damages in the United States Court, and in such
proceedings the report and finding of the COM
mission upon his complaint shall be prima facie
evidence of the fact found. Provision is also made
for taking the commission out of the jur sdic-
ton of the Interior Department, as recommend
ed by the Secretary of the Interior"
A bill embodving these points was yesterday
introduced by the Senator.
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MINOR MATTERS.

An Effort to Bring About Reform in Congress
sional Funerals.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec 13.-Con gresham Enloe,
of Tennessee, is the first mem Der of the House
to come forward with proposition to do away
with congressional funerals. Mr.. Enloe has
read some of the eulogies which have been
printed in the Congressional Record, and they
have made him tired. First of all. he will favor
bill to abolish the publication of the Congress
sional Record By directing the Public Printer to
cease printing il. Then he has another scheme.
He doesn't think that Congress should spend
several thousand dollar every time Congress-
man dies in a costly casket and funeral blow
out. To rid the conntry of these he has pro-
pared a bill whicla provides that when Con-
gresham dies the Ssrgeant alarms of the House
or Senate. the may be, shall take charge
of the remains prepare them for shipment to
the home of the member and charge up the ex-
pense to any balance which may be due the
deceased from any fund whatever.
There will be other bills of similar import in
troduced before the session is very old. and it
is likely that before the 4th of March, 1889.
extravagances in congressional obseoules will be
prohibited by Law unless the friends of the de-
ceased choose to foot the bills.
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that he will then acouaint the shareholders as
body with an important fact that has already
been known to some of them. Ihls Is that ne
has entirely dispensed with what he terms his
etheric product, and that his operations in fut-
will be performed solely by yibratory SYM
patty. This change of base. the inventor claims,
will not retard him in the completion of bis
work, and in a short time he hopes TO announce
that everything has been finished. The public
has heard this often before that it NAV be
trifle skeptcal. but the inventor is positive that
a few months more at the most will see him pos
sessed of an engine of commercial value. Mr..
Kelly has recently had large amount Of ma
cbinerv made for his purpose, and those who are
close to him say that every difficulty has now
been overcome.
A contemplated reorganization of the COM
pany may come at Wednesdays meeting.
At present the capital is So 600, 600, represented
by 100. 900 shares at par value of $50 each Ii
has been proposed that the capital be made
10000, 900 or $12 900 000 the shares of the old
company to be exchanged for an equal number
in the new organization leaving che remainder
of the capitalization for the nventor's share and
for working capital. There is opposition to
until Mr.. Kelly shall be able to produce q
structure that may demonstrate its commercial
value.
The inventor is now engaged in what he calls
the graduation of his engine, and this he hopes
to complete in a short time. When 1T will be
shown to the public. and when letters patent
will be secured upon it, ares questions agitating
the stockholders. Mr. Keely claims that his
new force will not only supersede steam and
gines, but will also supplane electricity mo-
tive force for the transmission of sound waves
in telephoning. and that on it will be based a
new system of telegraphing.
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LIGHT FOR A FREE-TRADER.
He Wanted Free Wool, but Free Soda Made
Him Despair.

He Wanted Free Wool, but Free Soda Made
Him Despair.
Washington Special in Philadelphia Press
heard very good story to-day, apropos Of
the zeal of a good many so-called revenue re-
formers An Eastern wooden manufacturer.
who had far perfected his machinery, in
creased its speed and made his labor more effect
i've to have reached the conclusion, a few
years ago, that with wool cheap he
thought ne could get it if it could be imported
free of duty he could get along without pro-
tective tariff his manufactured product,
joined the free traders, became a muewump and
voted for Cleveland. AS he had before be a
prominent Republican and been honored by his
party his deserton of his political coIors in
jured his party much more than the simple loss
of his vote.
In the meantime, during a visit 20 France, he
has become interested in the Solve process Of
making Soda process which, while il leaves in
the manufacture no by products as the ordinary
method does. is SO much cheaper than the latter
as to make it certain to supplant the old pro-
wherever it is used. Associating with him
self some other capitalists, he purchased of the
inventor the exclusive right to make soda in this
country by the Solve process, acquired some
valuable salt rights in the United States, and
cted plant, the entire expenditure being
about 81. 250, 600. They met with the usual mis-
failed if they had not been rich, but at length
they have gotten upon their feet and have
bright prospect before them
After the Red Top conference a report was
printed in some Eastern newspaper that among
the articles of raw materials that would be placed
the free list soda. The who had
been anxious to have the duty wool re-
pealed was at alarmed. He FASTENED to
his Congressman to find out something about it
and to if something couldn't be done
to prevent such calamity He said that
he and his associates had put their money
into the business in good faith that they had
taken large risks and received returns upon
their capital for several years; that they
giving employment at good wages to great
many persons; that their business had proved
of great benefit to the place where it had been
established, and to the country all about. max
ing increased demand for the farmers prod
ucts, and causing the prices Of their lands to
increase, and, he added, nobody had been in
jured. The glass makers, who were required to
pay $45 ton for their soda before the
Solve process was introduced into this country,
were now buying it at $50.
His congressional representative told him
that he had just made the strongest kind of
speech against putting wool the free list.
and, strange to say. the gentlemen had never
thought of it in that light before. Scratch a
free-traders back and you discover a man who
hopes to make more money by buying some
particular article cheaper after the duty has
been removed. an impracticabe theorlst who
has been carried away by the sophistries Of the
schools,
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TELEGRAPHIC RREVITIES.

Edward Serviss was arrested in New York
yesterday. He is wanted in Omaha for forgery.
The Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce has
adopted resolutions protesting against reduction
of the existing tariff on lead ores
While handling supposed unloaded gun, yes
terday, William Young. of Matinicus Island, Me-.
shot and fatally wounded his brother-ln-law,
George Hunt
Monday night, Joel Crowther, cigar-makers
aged twenty-five. choked his mother to death.
The drunk at the time.
Miss Sarah Hicks, a school teacher residing on
Vernon avenue, Brooklyn, n. Y. committed
suicide, yesterday morning, at her residence by
taking poison. No cause for her act is given.
The official statement Of the vote division
of Dakota shows that in the northern portion
the majority against division is 10, 600; in the
southern portion the majority for division IL
13, 93s.
The reports of the cavern at the Calumet and
Hecla mines exaggerated A space ten feet
square caved in the surface, but it was ex-
pected long before it occurred No serious dam
age done. and the work of putting out the
fire is progressing satisfactorily
H. [. Vanderbilt claiming to be advance
agent for Sullivan's Wild West show. and who
was arrested at San Jose, Saturday, for obtain
ing money under false pretenses was released
Yesterday. complainant ID. r. Martin having rex
fused to appear against him, and left at once fof
San Francisco.
The mud drum of the battery of boilers in
Swift's iron and steelworks in Newport, KY.
exploded early yesterday morning, tearing th}
roof from the building and causing general
wreck. John Smith the only employe present
had leg broken The works will close for re-
pairs. throwing 300 men out of employment
A daring burglary committed at the post
office in the village of Norwood, Mich early
Saturday morning, by which loss of $l1 900 III
cash, $500 in stamps and over 900 in notes
and securities was sustained. The registered let
tiers We're also taken. The burglars blew off the
door of the postoffice safe to get their plumber.
A serious shooting affair occurred in Williams.
town. KY, in which Will Lauter was fatal.
shot. Lauter disorderly, and in resisting
the officers was shot by Deputy Marshal FRANZ
Cunningham, the ball taking effect in the back
near the spine. Physicians pronounce the shot
fatal. Cunningham is under 1000 bond. Lautet
will die.
At Wallace, Kan, Monday night, a sewing
machine man attempted the cowboy act of maks
ing Tom Dunn dance. Dunn refused TO dance.
when the sewing machine man commenced firing
his revolver when Dunn shot the machine mar
through the heart Dunn arrested but
allowed the freedom of the streets pending the
coroner's inquest
Frank Laybourne. grocer, of Spring feld, o.,
| left the city on Saturday Ii has since trans
| pired that he has been guilty of forging NUM-
Der of notes upon which he secured money Th<
| amount known reaches about $1,000. 1t Il
| thought he has forged notes of farmers to COM
| siderable extent. b. F. Funk, wholesale grocer
| has attached his stock.
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LABOR INTERESTS.
Opening of the Second Annual Convention of
the Federation of Labor.

Opening of the Second Annual Conven ton of
the Federation of Labor.
BALTIMORE. Md. Dec. 13.-The second annual
convention of the National Federation of Labor
met in this city to-day. The delegates were re-
ceived by Mayor Latrobe, who addressed them
and rendered the hospitality Of the city. Presi
dent Gompers, of the convention, responded.
B. Talbot, on the part Of the Baltimore Fedora
ton of Labor, made an address of welcome.
committee credentials was then appointed
and the convention took recess until 2:30 2. Nj
After recess the committee credentials re-
ported in favor of seating all delegates who ar
rived, except delegates Aster and Harvey, of the
District of Columbia, who were declared enc
mics to the cause of united labor, and, after a
heated discussion, they were refused the right
to sit in the convention. Among those admitted
were representatives of the Philadelphia Cen
Union. of New YORK; Journeymen Shoemakers'
Protective Union, New York; Central Labor
Union. ST. Louis Ohio Miners ANAL Anna.
turs workers Union, German American
Typographical Union Bakers Union, Walters
BARRIERS National Unon-all of New York:
Typographical Union, Indianapolis; the Amalga-
mated Iron and Steel-workers Association of
Pennsylvania; the Glass workers Union, Pitts
burg, and many other labor organizations.
President Gompers presented his annual re-
port in which he spoke of the necessitysof leg
islation for the regulation of employment of
women and children; of the heavy displacement
of labor by machinery in the last few years,
and it's influence on industrial depression; the
necessity of regulating hours of labor, and
the urgent need OF organized efforts to improve
the condition of the laboring classes. He
touched on the jealousy that existed between
the federation and the Knights of Labor, and
said there necessity for it; disclaimed all
sympathy love for anarchy. it's methods or
teachings; explained his letter to Governor
Oglesby asking executive clemency for the con-
demned Anarchists by the assertion that not to
hang the to deprive anarchy OF the
food upon which ali spasmodic movements exist
-martyrdom. His reading was frequently in
terrupted by applause. After the appointment
of various standing committees the convention
adjourned until to morrow.
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INDIANA ANDILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle of Happenings of
Various Kinds in the Two States.
Decisions in the United States Court at Fort
Wayne-0pening Session Of the State
Grange-Minor Notes and Gleanings.
INDIANA.

Cases Heard and Decided by United States
Judge Woods at Fort Wayne.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journai.
FORT WAYNE, Dec. 13-The United States
Court convened here to-day, with Judge
Woods on the bench There are number of
chancery cases for trial, but there were but
two criminal cases. The first business
to quash the indictment against Christian Kest-
Ter, charged with violation of the revenue law.
The case Of the United States We. Geo. II. Post,
of New Era DeKalb county. was next taken
up He was charged by W. II. Cornell with
taking $40 from q letter containing $210. and
sent to a man named Warner, of PAYNE, o.
The case was presented to the jury. Finally.
Mr. Warner testified that he received $21O the
full amount, showing that Mr.. Post stole no
money. Judge Woods ordered verdict OF
acquttal at once
The case of the United States vs. Clemen A.
Roy next called. He is charged with pass
ing counterfeit money at New Haven. Roy was
convicted fined $40 and costs and sent to jail for
thirty days.
The suit of Frederick Broughton vs. William
McGrew is now on trial. MIR. McGrew is
banker at Huntington. When Mr. Broughton
was general manager of the Chicago d
Atlantic railroad, at Huntington, Mr.
McGirew circulated report that Broughton was
intoxicated and drunk on one OF his official
trips Mr. Broughron sues McGrew for SANDER
and asks $50, 600 damages. Judge t. s. lay lor
appears for Me- McGrew. and Hon. r: g. Bell.
Hon. L. P. Milligan and Judge J. S. Frazer for
Mr. Broughton. District Attorney Sellers re-
turned TO-DAY to Indianapolis
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THEY WANT KEELY'S SECRET.
Stockholders Preparing for Lively Meet
ing-The Inventors Report.

Stockholders Preparing for a Lively Meet
ing-The Inventors Report.
Philadelphia Record
The annual meeting of the Keely Motor Com
pany stockholders, to be held on Wednesday
next in the nall at Eighth and Walnut streets,
has aroused degree of interest and excitement
among the ever hopeful and patient stockh oiders
of that organization that has not been known
for years. There has been meeting since
1884, when the present board of directors was
chosen. At Wednesdays gathering it is ex-
pected that fully $4,000 of the 900 shares
will be represented by the stockholders, or by
proxy, and it is thought that there may be a
greater attendance than has ever been seen at
annual meeting of the company. mere are
some 2 500 shareholders in all, the greater por-
tion of whom live iu this city and in New York
The causes for this I'm wouted interest are two.
It is believed that Mr.. Keely is approaching
crisis in the progress of his discoveries, and,
again, there has been contest which at one
time promised to be bitter between the New
York and the Philadelphia shareholders for the
control of the company. At the present time
the president and all but one of the directors live
in New York. This is said to be not only con-
trary to the Pennsylvania law regarding home
corporations, but it has been felt to be unjust by
the Philadelphians. There has been much dis
satisfaction among the New Workers at Mr..
Keely's delay in making known mis- secrets and
at the low price of the stock for whic they claim
Mr.. Kelly is responsible, and they recently
threatened q second time to resort to the law.
Such a step opposed by the Philadephars,
and upon their vigorous representation to the
New York men of the favorable condition OK the
enterprise the idea abandoned.
Harmony has now been restored. and the New
York holders of stocks have agreed that Phiia-
depha shall have three of the seven directors.
The local shareholders consider. however, that
they are entitled TO fonr. majority of the
board, and they have placed in nomination four
prominent stockholders. 1t is probable that
amicahie understanding TO the number of
directors each is entitled will be reach ed
before the time of the meeting, and that all diff
ferences which have hitherto existed will then
be settled.
The hopeful feeling regarding the affairs of
the company is due to a large extent to what
Mr. Keely himself has said or written and the
demonstrations he has made in governing his
engine.
Ii is expected that Mr. Kelly will make re-
port on his work TO Wednesdays meeting, and